Manager Engineer
Resume:
SHRADDHA
LINDEMAN
Porch
Lane
~
Houston
TX
77064
~
(281)
323- 8758
~
********.********@*****.*** PROCESS
ENGINEERING
MANAGER
OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT
~
QUALITY
CONTROL
MANAGER A
Process
Engineering
Manager
with
a
career
history
of
directing
the
design
and
deployment
of
strategies
to
improve production/efficiency
levels,
decrease
waste,
capture
cost
savings,
and
enhance
product
quality
across
multiple
units.
Infuses
a Six
Sigma
Green
Belt
and
expertise
of
Lean/DMAIC
methodologies
with
experience
in
both
technical
and
production
processes to
consistently
exceed
benchmarks.
Builds,
trains,
and
manages
large
teams,
steers
process
engineering,
quality
control,
and automation
projects,
leads
new
product
developments,
and
transitions
scrap
into
usable
products. Process
Engineering/Process
Improvement
~
Quality
Control/Quality
Assurance
~
Employee
Training/Management Sig
Sigma
Green
Belt/DMAIC
~
Lean
Manufacturing
~
New
Product
Development
~
Vendor
Management
~
Advanced
Excel R&D
Projects
~
Enterprise
Resource
Planning
(ERP)
Software
~
Trilingual
(English,
Gujarati,
Hindi)
~
Cost/Time
Analysis Root
Cause/Process
Analysis
~
Design
Calculations
~
Material
Testing
~
Client
Management
~
Safety
~
ISO
9001 CAREER
HISTORY
TRELLEBORG
OFFSHORE
US:
Houston,
TX 6/2011
–
Present MANUFACTURING,
PROCESS
ENGINEERING
AND
PRODUCTION
MANAGER
(3/2016
–
Present) Directed
operations
to
manufacture
syntactic
foam
buoyancy
products.
Oversaw
process
improvements,
manufacturing, business,
logistics,
regulatory
compliance,
safety,
and
quality
activities
while
leading
Six
Sigma
and
Lean
initiatives/events, maximizing
product
performance,
and
resolving
issues
on
a
24/7/365
basis. HIGHLIGHTED
ACHIEVEMENTS
§ Promoted
to
the
Role
as
a
result
of
leadership,
process
improvement
success,
and
performance
excellence.
§ Optimized
Overall
Production,
Improved
Cycle
Times,
Reduced
Waste,
and
Enhanced
Product
Quality
Levels
by transitioning
the
operation
to
a
Six
Sigma/Lean
culture,
leading
continuous
process
improvements,
and
steering
the automation
of
numerous
processes
throughout
the
plant.
Highlights
included o Reduced
Cycle
Times
40%
using
Lean
manufacturing
tools. o Captured
$3M
in
Cost
Savings
by
Decreasing
Scrap
Rates
25%
and
increasing
the
use
of
scrap
materials
in
products. o Surged
Final
Product
Yield
Rates
43%,
from
70%
to
100%. o Grew
First
Time
Pass
Yield
Rates
22%,
from
77%
to
94%. o Decreased
Downtime
50%
using
value
stream
mapping. o Reduced
In- Process
Waste
30%
by
automating
spray
systems/fiber
feeders. o Saved
$800K
by
traveling
across
the
globe
to
investigate/resolve
raw
material
failure
through
RCA.
§ Enhanced
Overall
Staff
Performance
by
Cross- Training
Over
80%
of
the
Team
to
Perform
Each
Plant
Operation.
§ Improved
Design
Calculations,
Final
Product
Predictability
Levels,
and
Quoting
Accuracy
with
the
design
of
a
new tool
to
measure
product
density.
HIGHLIGHTED
RESPONSIBILITIES
§ Led
Plant
Manufacturing
and
Engineering
Operations/Projects
to
meet
highly
ambitious
production
demands
and launch
new
products/raw
materials.
Introduced
new
R&D
formulations
into
the
manufacturing
process,
established
and assessed
key
performance
indicators
(KPIs),
and
conducted
root
cause
analysis
to
identify/resolve
complex
issues.
§ Hired,
Managed,
and
Trained
Engineers/Engineering
Specialists
to
Exceed
Performance
Objectives.
Delivered consultative
and
positive
leadership,
promoted
professional
development,
facilitated
performance
reviews,
rallied employee
support
for
operational
changes,
and
rewarded
achievement
to
inspire
success.
§ Prepared
the
Company
for
ISO
9001:
2015
by
performing
internal
audits
and
gap
analysis.
Served
as
the
Quality Manager
following
successful
completion
of
the
lead
auditor
course.
§ Developed
a
Training
Matrix
to
Educate
Staff
on
production
processes,
methodologies,
and
the
use
of
software/ technical
tools.
§ Created
Validation
Plans,
quality
plans,
control
plans,
failure
mode
effect
and
analysis
(FMEA),
process
flow
diagrams
(PFD),
and
design
of
experiments.
§ Managed
and
Controlled
Product
Throughput/Quality
through
measurement
systems,
including
SPC
and
KPIs.
§ Directed
CAPEX
Projects,
failure
analysis,
customer
complaints,
and
corrective
actions. TRELLEBORG
OFFSHORE
US
(Continued)
SENIOR
PROCESS
ENGINEER
(7/2012
–
3/2016) Led
process
engineering
projects
to
launch
new
products,
improve
efficiency
levels/compliance,
capture
cost
savings,
and successfully
manufacture
$70M
of
new/optimized
products
annually
while
serving
on
a
team
of
three
engineers.
Led
plant
and operational
audits
to
identify
and
resolve
roadblocks,
managed
engineers
and
project
professionals,
and
delivered
staff training.
HIGHLIGHTED
ACHIEVEMENTS
§ Saved
the
Organization
$900K
in
15
Months
and
Captured
Revenues
by
Successfully
Using
Scrap
Inventories
in Final
Products
without
affecting
product
quality
and
integrity.
Calculated
scrap
mix
ratios
and
rallied
support
and acceptance
from
the
team.
The
process
has
been
implemented
across
the
plant
as
a
standard
operating
procedure
(SOP).
§ Developed/Implemented/Controlled
Processes
to
Manufacture
and
Decrease
the
Cycle
Time
of
a
New
Lightweight Product
Line
from
11
Hours
(in
trial
phase)
to
45
Minutes.
Redesigned
plant
processes,
researched
materials,
and conducted
quality
assurance
testing.
§ Eliminated
Incomplete
Fills
in
the
Center
of
Parts,
Decreased
Fill
Times,
Improved
the
Cycle
Time
from
40 Minutes
to
25
Minutes,
and
Saved
Tens
of
Thousands
of
Dollars
by
steering
an
RCA
project
to
identify
issues
and
add center
fill
ports
on
molds.
§ Established
and
Executed
the
Inventory
Reduction
Project,
NBLB. HIGHLIGHTED
RESPONSIBILITIES
§ Drove
Continuous
and
Uninterrupted
Operations,
Optimized
Quality/Accuracy,
and
Minimized
Lost
Time
by leading
continuous
process
improvement
projects
in
line
with
plant
operational
goals.
Developed/modified
standard operating
procedures
(SOPs),
verified
design
and
engineering
calculations,
creating
routings
for
new
products,
conducted DFM
and
root
cause
analysis
(RCA),
and
identified/resolved
complex
plant
and
production
issues.
§ Supervised
a
Team
of
Three
Engineering
Specialists.
Delivered
training
and
mentorship
on
standard
operating procedures,
safety,
compliance,
engineering
calculations,
product
formations,
and
technical
tools,
delivered
performance feedback,
and
promoted
accountability/teamwork.
§ Manufactured
and
Qualified
Parts
with
new
product
formulations,
calculated
mixtures,
and
tested/manufactured composite
foam.
QUALITY
CONTROL
ENGINEER
(6/2011
–
6/2012) Analyzed
operational/engineering
processes
and
materials
for
compliance
with
all
regulatory,
industry,
client,
safety,
and organizational
regulations,
tested
parts,
identified
inconsistencies/issues,
investigated
failures,
facilitated
third
party
audits, performed
time
studies,
introduced
the
noncompliance
report
system
database,
and
implemented
corrective
action
plans.
§ Concurrently
Served
as
the
Quality
Control
and
Process
Engineer
for
one
of
the
largest
buoy
projects.
§ Created
Inspection
and
Testing
Plans
(ITP),
performed
material
qualifications
testing,
and
set
up
vendor
testing.
§ Fostered
Loyal
Alliances
with
Clients
while
resolving
complex
quality
issues
to
maximize
retention
rates.
§ Identified
and
Improved
Bottlenecks
using
value
stream
mapping
(VSM).
§ Prepared
Quality
and
Process
Engineering
Documents.
§ Executed
FAT
Testing
for
one
of
the
largest
parts
made
in
the
Houston
plant. Previously
Worked
Full
Time
to
Finance
College
Education
as
a
Supervisor
at
Woodforest
National
Bank EDUCATION
BACHELOR
OF
SCIENCE
(B.S.):
INDUSTRIAL
ENGINEERING University
of
Houston:
Houston,
TX BACHELOR
OF
SCIENCE
(B.S.):
MATHEMATICS,
MINOR:
CHEMISTRY South
Gujarat
University:
Gujarat,
India ADDITIONAL
TRAINING
INCLUDES
Graduate
Program,
Leadership:
Trelleborg
Offshore
US ISO
9001:2015
Lead
Auditor
Training:
BSI
USA
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